1. Xconfigurator is a RH program not available to all... 2. I have seen a lot of X 4.2 config files without mode lines, it seems X 4.2 is a bit more clever at figuring out things, However, in the display subsection of the screen section it is kind of useful to have modes line indicating the resolution at which one wants to operate... 3. There has been a couple of similar issues in the list on their basis I would advise you to have a look at http://www.linux-laptop.net/ if you have not yet done so. You might even find there a couple of XF86Config for your machine. If this does not solve your problem, I would suggest posting both your XF86Config (resp. XF86Config-4 if this applies) and your log (/var/log/XFree86.0.log) in order for people to be able to find-out what the problem might be... Lionel --- Ronald Petty <rpetty@visionsolutions.com> wrote: > What about laptops, I have a dell inspiron 8000 and really messed up X, > now I get lines all over also. What is the minimum setting there? > > Thanks > Ron > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shane Kennedy [mailto:skenn@indigo.ie] > Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 1:06 PM > To: newbie@XFree86.Org > Subject: Re: XF86Config problems > > > I ALWAYS use Xconfigurator, and start with custom monitor, 800x600 60Hz, > > and work up from there. > > Shane > > Jon Chalk wrote: > > Hi all......... > > > > I ran XFree86 -configure and copied the resulting XF86Config file to > > /etc/X11. The startx command results in a screen containing vertical > > coloured lines which then flicks to an error message box (unreadable > > text) containing two buttons - try again and continue. > > Ctrl-Alt-Backspace gets me back to a prompt. Upon further inspection, > > > the newly created XF86Config file contains no references to modes or > > modelines - is this normal for XFree86 4.2......?? > > > > Any guidance to the next step I should be taking would be much > > appreciated. > > > > Thanks, Jon. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
